Soap dish or cup



(No Model.)

W.'A. HAMILTON. I

SOAP DISH 0R CUP. No. 412,499. n Patented Oct. 8, 1889-..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAMALEX. HAMILTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

soAP DISH oR CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,499, dated October8, 1889.

Application filed February 1, 1889. Serial No.. 298,317. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ALEX. HAM- ILTON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented anImproved Soap Dish or Cup, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct a soap-dish that will beapplicable either to a wall or sink bracket, or to a bucket or tub, asfully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of myimproved soap-dish. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the wall socket orbracket which I prefer to use. Fig. .3 is a section of the soap-cup onthe line l 2, Fig. 4:, adapted to the socket. Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe soap-cup, showing its application to a bucket; and Fig. 5 is aninverted plan view showing one of the features of my invention.

A is the soap-cup, having abaseo of openwork' to allow for the escape ofwater, and having sides b b to retain the soap. The back d of the cuphas a projection e at its upper end, from which depends a tapered lugc', which is adapted to iit in a depression fof the socket F, Fig. 2,the latter having three forwardlyprojecting steadying-lipstwo at thetop, as at g g, and one at the base, as at 7L. These three lips bearagainst the back of the soap-cup, and with the lug e serve to hold thecup irmly in. place in the socket. j

On the under side of the soap-cup is secured a forked plate B, havingarms c c projecting from the under side of the soap-cup in such aposition that when the cup is applied to a bucket or tub, as shown inFig. 4, they will, in connection with the luge', serve to hold the cupfirmly upon the rim of the bucket or tub. The plate B is shown in Fig. 3as secured by a screw, and it may have a slot c', as

shown in Fig. 5, to which is adapted a screw j, so that by loosening thescrew the plate may be moved toward and from the bucket, in order thatit may tit buckets of dierent sizes. A spring la may be inserted in theslot or located at the back of the plate, as shown respectively by fulland dotted lines in Fig. 5, so as to adapt the plate for application tosquare-sided vessels, such as tanks or large tubs. The distance betweenthe lug e and the back of the socket may be varied as circumstancessuggest.

It will thus be seen that the soap-cup, although adapted for use with asink or wall bracket or socket, can be removed therefrom and readilyfastened to a bucket for use in scrubbing and other work.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the soap-cup having aprojecting lip with a central depending lug and a removable plateprovided with arms projecting beyond the under edge of the soap-cup,said projecting arms forming with the lug a support for the soap-cupwhen applied to a bucket or light receptacle, sub' stantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of the soap-cup .having a lip with depending lug anda socket-piece having an orifice for the reception of the lug, andprovided with projections at the top and base of said socket-piece,against which the cup rests, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the soap-cup with a lip having a central dependinglug and a slotted adjustable plate removably secured to the under sideof the soapcup, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the soap-cup having a central depending lug with aslotted adj ustable plate removably secured to the under side of thesaid soap-cup, and a spring to force the plate outward from the cup,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub scribin g witnesses.

WILLIAM ALEX. HAMILTON.

Vitnesses:

HENRY HowsoN, WILLIAM D. GONNER.

